Tag Archives: Widening Participation

Slightly later than originally anticipated, the work programme for the final phase of Horizon 2020 has now been published and the first calls launched.

As well as the areas that will be familiar to those with an interest in Horizon 2020, we also see the launch of the European Innovation Council (EIC), which brings together a number of support measures to foster ‘breakthrough, market-creating innovation’.

The table below provides links to selected annexes of the work programme which set out topics for each of the key areas and associated deadlines.

You can also take advantage of our visit from Ian Devine of UKRO next week (31 October 2017) to find out more about the work programme and some of the thinking behind priorities. To book your place, please visit the registration page here. If you can’t make the 31 October 2017, Ian will also be speaking at the Universities of Salford and Manchester (1 and 2 November 2017). Please contact us for more details of how to register (euro_res@mmu.ac.uk).

Horizon 2020 – Priorities and deadlines (details relating to the European Research Council can be found here).

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Key 2018 Deadlines

Excellent Science – reinforcing and extending the excellence of the European research base

Ahead of the festive break, we thought we’d share details of a few H2020 events planned for 2016:

FET Open and FET Proactive info day – the Research Executive Agency and DG Connect will be hosting an info day in Brussels on 25 January 2016 covering the forthcoming calls for FET Open and ‘Emerging themes and Communities’ (FET Proactive). Details of the day and registration can be found here. For those of you who can’t make it in person, the event will be streamed and presentations available after the event.

Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation – the Commission will hold an information day on this area of Horizon 2020 in Brussels on 2 February 2016. Places will be awarded on a first come first served basis, via email: RTD-INFO-DAYS-B5@ec.europa.eu, and registration will close on 11 January 2016.

Secure Societies Info Day – an info day is being organised by SEREN3 (the network of National Contact Points for Societal Challenge 7). Likely dates are 16 or 17 March 2016, and further details will be available in the New Year.